I want to send you mail!!!
When I first quit smoking, I started buying stickers instead of cigarettes, and I didn't know what to do with them. I had and have a ton of stickers, so I decided to start writing letters and covering them with the stickers I was buying, because, I mean, what good are they if I just keep them, right? I have a ton of stickers--Hello Kitty, medieval themed, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas...and SO MUCH MORE.
So, if you send me your mailing address, I'll send you a letter that is covered in ridiculous stickers. If you're a little freaked out at the idea of sending your address to a half-stranger from the Internet, I have several people on the site who will vouch for the fact that I am neither a peeping Tom nor a serial killer, nor do I sell Amway or Mary Kay. I'm just a gal with a lot of stickers. These include such notables as Joyeuxencore, Michwoman, Pir8fan, Cyn, Polynha, Elvan, Elims, annb, Lois, Shawn, Jaxson, Jennifer and Youngatheart. There are a ton I'm forgetting to add to my list of references, but I've been at this for a long while! Anyway, if you want one, send me your address. And I'll send nice letters to ANYONE...doesn't matter if you are lurking, here all the time, Elder, Newbie, smoker, non-smoker, have been here a day or a thousand days...or more! If you're interested, PM me!
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
I actually have a QuitSmart book and a hypnosis CD that I got when I "quit smoking" at work. I had already been quit for 3 months, but for insurance, I had to go through an "approved" program or pay a smoker's fee of $500 for not having been quit a year. Anyway, I quite liked the book, though I wouldn't recommend it for someone who has already quit. It talks about brand-switching as a means of cutting back on nicotine in preparation for your quit date. I never used the hypnosis CD, but I have used hypnosis before, and whether it has proven to work or not, I liked it (though I admittedly didn't use it for this, my actual successful quit). If you want one or either, and you are the first one to PM me and tell me so, I'll send it (or them) with the letter. 😃
And that reminds me! I also recently scanned a bunch of handouts for that "approved program." These include coping techniques for when you're stressed or need to relax. If you send an email address or someone tells me how to put PDFs "up" somewhere, I can get them to you as well.
